A 26-year-old man denied possession of a stun gun and was released on $2,000 bail when he appeared in Magistrates Court yesterday.

Kevin Jed Simpson, of Rec View Hill, Devonshire, will stand trial on December 22.

The alleged incident happened in St. George's on September 12. Simpson is represented by lawyer Mark Pettingill.

Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set bail at $2,000 with one surety.

Man bailed after denying assault charge

A 20-year-old man was released on $2,000 bail yesterday in Magistrates' Court after denying an assault charge.

Shane Raymonte Furbert, of Fentons Drive, Pembroke, denied unlawfully assaulting Richard Jones Sr. but admitted possession of an offensive weapon - a 16 and a half inch knife.

The alleged incident happened on September 5 in Pembroke.

Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set bail at $2,000 with one surety and a trial date for December 17.

Police find man drunk behind wheel

A 32-year-old man admitted to being drunk behind the wheel yesterday.

Carlton Parnell Emery, of Water Street, St. George's was found by Police sleeping in his car at 2 a.m. on August 27 with music blaring on Middle Road, Smith's by Store Hill.

Crown counsel Cindy Clarke told Magistrates' Court that Emery told Police he had pulled over and parked the car because he was tired.

He also admitted to Police that he drank two beers that night.

Emery was arrested for care and control of a vehicle while being impaired.

Ms Clarke told the court that Emery had 100 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

Senior Magistrate Archie Warner fined Emery $1,000 and disqualified him from all vehicles for one year.

Habitual thief jailed for 12 months

A habitual thief was jailed for 12 months and given three years probation for three breaking and entering charges when he appeared yesterday in Magistrates' Court.

Neville James Woods, 36, of no fixed abode, admitted to breaking into AP Marine on Washington Street, Hamilton and stealing an anchor worth $160 and two cans of marine oil worth $50.

The court heard that Woods broke into the storage room of AP Marine sometime between October 8 and 9.

Woods also admitted to breaking into the home of Stanley Carter on October 4 and stealing $300 in coins.

Crown counsel Cindy Clarke told the court that officers of the Forensic Unit found Woods' fingerprints on the tray that the coins were in.

Woods admitted to the last charge of attempted breaking and entering.

The court heard that Woods tried to break into the home of Majorie Davis by cutting the screen of her door.

However, the door was locked and he could not open it.

Ms Clarke said that the defendant admitted to Police that he was looking for something to take so he could get high.

The court heard that Woods has a long list of convictions, with the most recent being in 2001.

The Crown asked for the matter to be committed to Supreme Court for sentencing.

However, Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner decided against that and sentenced Woods to 12 months for each conviction to run concurrently. He also said the jail sentence would be followed by three years probation, with drug rehabilitation.

Woods said: “Each and every time I leave prison with nothing - to go back to nothing.

“Eventually, I ended up back on the street and back getting high again.”

He asked to be put into the drug court but that was denied.

“Hopefully, by the grace of God things will work out,” he added.

Cruise passenger admits possessing cocaine

An American cruise ship passenger admitted to possession of cocaine while abord the Zenith while it was berthed in Bermuda.

In Magistrates' Court yesterday James Harry Scott, 27, of New Jersey, US, was fined $800 for having 0.12 grams of cocaine in his cabin.

Crown counsel Cindy Clarke told the court that the cocaine was found on October 11.

Scott told Police that he had purchased the drug from another passenger on the ship.

“I embarrassed my wife and children,” he told the court.

“I learned a valuable lesson and I am sorry.”